Speed, Indiana 1919 photograph with Community House

Description:	Photograph of Speed, Indiana taken in 1919. Probably taken from a building at the Louisville Cement Company, the view is looking west across the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks then a ditch and then a dirt road that would become Highway 31. The building in the middle of the photograph is the Speed Community House which was owned and run by the Louisville Cement Company. This building was built in 1919 by the Louisville Cement Company. In 1925 a gymnasium was added to the building. The building was used by the Speed and Sellersburg community for meetings, parties, movies, library, school, well baby clinic, dances and much more. By 1963, the Community House was no longer being used during the summer months because of the many changes in the needs of the community. In July 1966, Louisville Cement Company decided to permanently close the building as a community house and renovate the space into a restaurant and store. Around October 1966, Joseph and Lavina Sexton opened the Speed Restaurant in the main part of the building. Also at this time, Glenn Johnson leased the gymnasium and moved the Speed Store into it. This area is now Speed Park. All the building between Maryland Street and Indiana Avenue are gone. Speed, Indiana was organized as a company town by Louisville Cement Company. Written on back of photograph: Speed Community House taken shortly after it was built in 1919.
Origin:	1919
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll17/id/12593
Collection:	Clark County Collections
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Geography:	Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana 38.413773, -85.752576
Subjects:	Speed Communty House (Speed, Ind.) Speed Park (Speed, Ind.) Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.) Speed (Ind.)

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